Source: Year Book – Volume 3 – Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Compiled and edited by Lou N. Overman and Edna M. Shannonhouse (1975).
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THOMAS GREGORY (1740 Will)
The Last Will and Testament of
THOMAS GREGORY
April 10, 1736
In the name of God Amen. I THOMAS GREGORY of Pasquotank Preseink for North Carolina Planter. Being ??? perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God almighty. Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that its appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say ??????? first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave to & for my Body I recommend to ???? to be buried in a Christian like desent manner ????? descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. & as touching such worldly estate whorwith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner following.
Imprimis. I give & bequeath unto my Son NATHAN GREGORY his heirs & assigns for ever all my manner plantations where I now dwell & half of a certain tract of land containing two hundred & sixty seven acres lying on ye head of the Eataron(?)(Edenton?) Branch of Arronuse Croock on ye NE side of Pasquotank River ??? ye’s County aforsd. As more fully appoint(?) by ye pattent afore?? To be equally divided between my Sons NATHAN & SAMPSON without hurting one another after my dis??? & ??????? Son NATHAN should die without issue ye aforsaid manner plantation with it go two hundred & sixty seven acres should fall to my Son SAMPSON & his heirs forever. ???? Son SAMPSON should die without issue the aforsaid tract of land shall fall to my Son JACOB & his heirs for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JACOB aka JOB after my diseas my negro man Tonsy.
Item. I also give & bequeath —— my Son RICHARD GREGORY five shillings current money to RICHARD by my Executors (can’t make out rest ink has bled through)
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIAM GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned—
Item. I also give & bequeath ???? my Grandson FREDZICK GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned.
Item. I give & bequeath after my deseas unto my Son JACOB GREGORY, ELISABETH GODFRE, JOB GREGORY, SAMPSON GREGORY, NATHAN GREGORY, PRISILLARY GRAY all my moveable estate to be equally divided after my desseas to the above mentioned—–
Item. I do also constiute & ordain my well beloved Son JACOB GREGORY with my Son JOB GREGORY to be my only and sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament Disallowing & disannuling all other former wills ratifying & confirming only this to be my Last Will & Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & thirty Six
THOMAS GREGORY His “T” Mark
Signed sealed published Pronounced & declard in Presence of us The day & year above written
JOHN BELL
JO. ROBERTS
JOHNN BEERCOCK
June 23d 1740
Came befor me JOHN BELL & made oath that he saw THOMAS GREGORY sign seal & publish the above as his Last Will & Testament that he was of sound mind & memory at that time & that JOHN ROBERTS & JOHN BEERCOCK signd as witnesses thereto at the same time. JACOB GREGORY took the oath appointed by Court to be taken by Executors.
Will Probated June 30, 1740
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)
JOHN TRUBLOOD (1692 Will)
The Last Will and Testament
Of
JOHN TRUEBLOOD
May 7, 1692
Albemarle
In the name of God Amen I JOHN TRUEBLOOD being sick & weak do make this my Last Will & Testament as followeth.
Imprimis: I give unto my Loving Wife AGNES TRUEBLOOD the moyobie or one half part of my moveable good & estate, and one half my land during her naturall Life and after her decease to be Equally divided between my two Sons JOHN TRUBLOOD and AMOS TRUBLOOD to them and their heirs for ever;
Secondly: I give and bequeath the other moyobie(?) or half part of my moveable goods to be equally divided between my four children that is to say MARY TRUBLOOD ELIZABETH TRUBLOOD JOHN TRUBLOOD and AMOS TRUBLOOD.
Thirdly: I ordain and appoint my Loving Wife AGNES TRUBLOOD to be my true & Lawful Excutrix of this my Last Will and Testament, and to bring up my children according to her discretion, and to pay them their portion as they come to Lawfull age.
Fourthly: And Lastly I do ordain and appoint in case that my Wife should
dye without making at any will, that then my ?? ?? THOMAS SYMONS & JEREMIAH SYMONS shall take my estate into their possession and care for the good of my children, and to bring them up according to their discretion; as wittnes my hand & seal this Seventh day of May 1692.
JOHN TRUBLOOD
His X mark
Signed sealed & delivered
In the presence of us
JOSEPH SPARNON
GRIFFIN GRAY
His “G” mark
ALICE SPARNON
Her “A” mark
Proven in Court this 4th day of July 1692
By the oaths of JOSEPH SPARNON ALICE SPARNON GRIFFIN GRAY as attest
PAUL (?) LATHUM Clk
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)